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Healthy weight loss tips needed??!!

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M_gogirlHealthy BMI
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I’m 54 kgs and I’m 18 years old. I am tall so i dont really look chubby. But I want to look thin a little more. Its easy for me to drop 4 more kgs but I dont know any healthy method to drop this. I want to look slim but not sick. I want my skin to look fresh while or after i’ll loose these extra 4 kgs.

Please any recommendations to get proper healthy diet and still loose??

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Hildegard88 profile image
Hildegard88

You have said that you are tall and 54kg. If I assume you have a height of 5ft 7inches (170cm) you have a BMI of only 18.7. Unless you are of Asian descent this would make you underweight. A "normal" BMI for a Caucasian population is 20-25. Why do you want to lose another 4kg? Is it just because 50kg is a "better" number. Do you feel fat?

Please forgive me if I come across as rude or interfering. However I am currently battling atypical anorexia and your request rings alarm bells for me. Please speak to your doctor about your wish to lose weight to see if they agree with you.

You may benefit from seeing a personal trainer at a gym to tone up and gain some definition. This way you may gain muscle (and weight) but look and feel healthier. You could also speak to a dietitian. There may be changes that you could make to your diet that would give you the glowing complexion you desire. If your skin is not good you will need more nutrients, not less.

Please look after yourself.

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I have to agree with Hildegard88 that, if you're tall, your bodyweight is about right, and if you're not happy with your appearance, it's far more likely that what you need is more muscle, not less fat.

A "proper healthy diet" is vegetables, meat, eggs and dairy. Stuff that our great-grandparents ate. Learn to cook these things well. British people rely heavily on junk (microwave meals, sauce-from-a-jar with rice or pasta, pizzas) simply because they're incapable of making anything else, and/or they're convinced that they have a "busy lifestyle". Cooking is an incredibly rewarding skill, and if you're able to prepare good food it's almost impossible not to eat healthily.

Try to avoid the standard array of British stodge (chips/potatoes, pies, sliced white bread, pasta and the like) which has all sorts of undesirable health effects. What tends to happen is that you can get away with eating these things when you're young, but when you hit your 20s it catches up with you. Get into the right habits now and you'll never have to worry about this happening.

Top tip: do not ever buy anything that says "low fat" on it. Dietary fat has nothing whatsoever to do with bodyfat storage, and those products are usually padded out with things that actually do make people fat. Eating a very-low-fat diet is unhealthy, unpleasant, and counterproductive, especially for young people.

Assuming you can get your diet sorted, I suggest signing up with a local gym. It's all very well thinking you can just go out for a run, but in winter weather, that's no fun at all. Make sure you get some basic instruction (so you don't hurt yourself), or at least watch some instructional videos on YouTube. You should be doing mostly weights. The biggest mistake most people make at the gym is on the cardiovascular machines: they train at about 70% heartrate (the so-called "fat burning" zone) for an hour, which is basically just a waste of an hour. It doesn't burn fat, it's incredibly boring, and it doesn't make much difference to your fitness. If you want to do CV, do no more than 20-30 minutes, and make sure you're dripping with sweat when you're done. At 18, you'll get very fast results, simply because that's what 18-year-old bodies are tuned to do.

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morelessAdministrator7 stone

Hi and welcome, M_gogirl :)

I agree with what Hildegard88 and TheAwfulToad have already said and suggest you put your details into the NHS BMI calculator and see whether it advises weight loss, or not.

nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-we...

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13Valerie

Hi and welcome to you ♥️

Focus on eating healthy food, drinking water and engaging in healthy activity with friends.

Your weight will naturally settle at a level that is healthy for you.

You are still developing and it doesn't sound like you are overweight... So focus on being healthy and strong.... For life!

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focused1Maintainer13kg

Could you approach this differently ? I would look at toning as it looks like you have a naturally slim body but you may feel that because you are slim that a tiny bit of you needs a little tweaking . This may not be achieved by shredding pounds . In fact it could change face shape or take it from places you are happy with .

I want to be positive about this as one of my sons is very tall , slim and 100% doesn't cut back on food but he moans about a slight tummy . He now is doing similar .

Xmas is coming . Why not ask for money towards a personal trainer if people are stuck for an appropriate gift for you . Try Groupon deals as they have a choice at a reasonable price . A trainer will help with nutrition . It may be what you eat or don't eat that may help . Toning may not in the long run make you shed weight but you may end up with more energy and get results .

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M_gogirlHealthy BMI

Hey everyone

Thankyou so much for your replies.

And hildegard88

By tall I meant 5’4-5’5

I dont really look underweight as I desperately need thigh gap and flat stomach and yes 50 was more like a perfect weight in my mind.

But you guys are right I should focus on eating healthy and workout

To tone this figure.

If anyone is having proper workout plans I would love that if anyone will be share it.

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S11m in reply to M_gogirl

I think that there are few exercises that develop the adductor muscles (than bring your knees together) (apart from, perhaps, cross-country skiing) but these exercises would reduce your thigh gap.

It would seem that you have a very low body fat percentage, but gluten intolerance (or IBS or coeliac disease) can cause a bloated abdomen, so you could try giving up gluten for a week or two.

I lost about four inches around my waist when I gave up gluten (but I am twice your size).

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